South Africa is the friendliest country in the world, according to a new survey from American-based payments group Remitly.
The survey has 3,000 participants from around the globe who answered a series of questions from the ‘agreeableness’ section of the Big 5 Personality Test.
The Big 5 personality test looks at five key personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, extraversion, and neuroticism.
This study only looked at agreeableness as it is deemed the most effective way to gauge social harmony.
Respondents were asked questions to determine how concerned they feel for others, whether they take time for other people, and whether they like to make people feel at ease.
Higher scores showed that people were friendly, generous, helpful, and willing to compromise their interests with others.
“People who score highly in this section of the test value getting along with others and have an optimistic view of human nature, meaning they’re likely to be warm and friendly to those they meet,” said Remitly.
“Potentially, a friend is waiting for those moving to a new country and looking to strike up a social group for themselves.”
South Africa topped the list in the agreeableness test with an “impressive” score of 34.63 out of 40.
No 2 Greece 33.71 and No 3 Croatia 33.50.
See full article in LIFESTYLE by Luke Fraser – 6 Jul 2024. And don’t forget that Cape Town is Best City in the World 2023 and Cape Town 3rd in Time Out’s World’s Best Cities for Culture !
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